Malawi vs San Marino: Competitive elections
Malawi
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malawi
- San Marino
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | San Marino |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | San Marino |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | San Marino |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malawi or San Marino?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malawi and San Marino?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and San Marino?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and San Marino rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malawi ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.